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What deeper meaning is implied when Simon says that there may be a beast but its only us?
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He means that the beast does not actually exist, it is not real, but it is in fact within the boys. The beast is a manifestation of their fear. Golding is trying to show how evil is within all man. Simon is the only one who worked this out because he can see the truth, he suppressed the evil within him so the 'beast' did not effect him as he knew it did not exist but it was in fact just the evil and fear within the boys.
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In Lord of the Flies what does Simon mean when he says what I mean is maybe it's only us?
Simon's comment was about the beast. He suspected that the beast was not an animal and obviously didn't believe that it was a ghost. This left only one remaining possibility, that there was no beast. Simon believed that the beast was simply a product of the boy's own imaginations. The beast only existed in their own minds. However there was a deeper reasoning to Simon's comment. Simone suspected that the beast wasn't just a product of the boys' own imaginations but was actually the boys themselves. It was the boys themselves who were the 'beast,' capable of hurting, of killing and of committing acts of evil.
Who was killed because the boys thought he was the beast?
SIMON.
What chapter does Simon meet the lord of the flies?
Simon meets the beast in chapter 8 on page 137.
Who says that there isn't a beast in Lord of the Flies?
Both Piggy and Simon deny the existence of a physical "beast" on the island. However, Simon believes that though not physical, there is a beast. Such a beast is the one that is inside all of the boys, and is inside all those of humans. The innate evil of mankind.
Who scared the littlun by walking around in the jungle at night?
It was Simon, but the littlun (who I cant remember the name of!) thought he saw a beast.
In Lord of the Flies what does Simon mean when he says what I mean is maybe it's only us?
Simon's comment was about the beast. He suspected that the beast was not an animal and obviously didn't believe that it was a ghost. This left only one remaining possibility, that there was no beast. Simon believed that the beast was simply a product of the boy's own imaginations. The beast only existed in their own minds. However there was a deeper reasoning to Simon's comment. Simone suspected that the beast wasn't just a product of the boys' own imaginations but was actually the boys themselves. It was the boys themselves who were the 'beast,' capable of hurting, of killing and of committing acts of evil.
What is the meaning of the lord of flies to Simon?
Basically that "the beast" isn't something they can hunt or kill but an evil force inherit to the boys. It also tells Simon that he won't be able to escape and he will only find the beast among the other boys. Which comes true when the boys later kill Simon.
What is the meaning of lord of the flies message to Simon?
Basically that "the beast" isn't something they can hunt or kill but an evil force inherit to the boys. It also tells Simon that he won't be able to escape and he will only find the beast among the other boys. Which comes true when the boys later kill Simon.
Who does Simon imagine the beast to be?
Simon told the other boys at a meeting that perhaps there was a beast and that the beast was just themselves. This indicates that Simon does not believe that the beast is a creature with wings, claws and teeth but that it is simply the boys themselves. The beast is just the desire and capacity to do evil which is within us all. Later in the book, after Samneric report actually seeing the beast, I quote... "However Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick."
Did Jack really think that Simon was the beast in Lord of the Flies?
No, Jack did not believe that Simon was the beast in "Lord of the Flies." He mistook Simon for the beast during a frenzied dance in the forest, but later realized his mistake and Simon's true identity.
Why does Simon not fear the beast?
He knows that the beast is inside of them. In other words that the beast they believe is out there is actually the evil inside of them.
Who is mistaken as the beast and killed by the group?
Simon
In Lord of the Flies who was mistaken for the beast?
Simon was mistaken for the beast in "Lord of the Flies". He was killed by the other boys during a frenzied tribal dance on the beach.
Who converses with the pig head about the nature of the beast?
Simon.
Who was killed because the boys thought he was the beast?
SIMON.
Who insists that there is not a beast in Lord of the Flies?
Simon is the only character who realizes that the beast doesn't exist and that the true beast is within themselves.
What do the boys do to Simon?
The boys mistake Simon for the beast in a frenzy and end up killing him in their primal and frenzied state.
